The tomb of King Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, but it wasn't until the following year when archeologist Howard Carter was finally able to locate the burial chamber and discover the sarcophagus of the ancient king.

In this colorized photograph, Howard Carter, the English Egyptologist, is seen near golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in Egypt in 1923.

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Crates are brought out of the newly-discovered tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, circa 1923.

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Tourists and souvenir hunters visit the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered by Howard Carter, in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.

English Egyptologist Howard Carter (1874 - 1939, right) walks with the patron of his research, archaeologist and 5th Earl, Lord Carnarvon George Herbert (1866 - 1923), at the Valley of the Kings excavation site, Egypt. That year the pair discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

View of a wooden chest containing two statues of King Tutankhamun (14th century B.C.), excavated from King Tut's tomb on Howard Carter's expedition in November 1922.

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Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia at the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun, at Luxor, by the Egyptian government. The occasion was marked with pomp and ceremony and foreign guests of note were welcomed.

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English Egyptologist Howard Carter and Mr. Mace opening the wall of the inner chamber of Tutankhamun's tomb.

An artist retouches paint on a statue from the tomb of Tutankhamun for the Egyptian exhibit at Wembley.

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The entrance to the Tomb of Tutankhamun exhibition at Wembley in 1924.

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The entrance to the Tomb of Tutankhamun exhibition at Wembley in 1924.

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The gold mask placed over the head of the mummy of Tutankhamen, buried in his tomb at Thebes in the Valley of the Kings is displayed at the Tutankhamen Exhibition at the British Museum, London. It is made of beaten burnished gold, inlaid with glass and semi-precious stones.

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